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Kanda Sushi Bar
Category: Restaurants Sushi Bars Sushi Bars [Edit]
537 Rue Sainte-Catherine OuestMontréal, QC H3B 1B2
(514) 288-3868
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
13 reviews for Kanda Sushi Bar
12 reviews in English
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Review from Daniel H.
3/29/2011
let put it like this, i came to montreal over the weekend to unwind - decided to munch on some AYCE sushi, there are a few good places in NY and NJ "read my other reviews" , It was hard to pick out a place in montreal, so I decided to give kanda a shot.
Location -
Its about 2 blocks from the McGill station, not bad
About Place/menu
So the restaurant has about 2 floors - but on a sunday afternoon only the main level was open, and it was busy the wait time was about 3 minutes to be seated, this is really all you can eat, you get a sheet a paper and you order from there, they had sushi (fish top rice bottom) salmon, tuna, crab, and a few others (also had Salmon sashimi in 2s so if you want 10 order 5) , they also had cut sushi (in 2's) had the california, salmon, avocado, - no hand rolls (cone), asked if i could order a la carte, and was told it was not avail.
they also had a cooked menu selection like chicken/beef/salmon teriyaki- wasn't interested
Quality
Rice was fine, they didn't over do it with rice, and the rice was edible not hard like others state.
Salmon - AWESOME!
Avocado - Creamy and nutty :)
Wasabi - looked abit old, still enjoyable but looks old and dry
Price
Lunch was $15 and they had a 10% off student discount my school id from NJ worked, so that saved me $1.50 helps with taxes.
Overall, place was clean,service was quick waited about 2-5 minutes to wait for order to come through, which i got in parts, nice staff, would come again -
Review from Danielle F.
Toronto, ON
2/27/2011
Food- 3.5 stars
Service- 1 star
It is a strange feeling to be in a restaurant, a place that is by no means close to full, and to feel unwanted by your server. Maybe this guy was just having a terrible day but with every question, every request, my friends and I could feel his hatred burning. It started with inquiring about whether or not we had to do the all-you-can-eat. Most places I know have that as an option but this seemed to be the be all and end all by the way he was speaking... except it wasn't. Awkward.
Note to you: we didn't get the AYCE, but you might as well if you're remotely hungry because it will come to about the same price.
The miso soup was a bit blah. The edamame was good and came in a huge portion size. The maki itself was great! I had a spicy salmon roll as well as a dynamite-tempura shrimp one, both very fresh, tasty and covered in fish eggs. Tried my friends tuna sashimi- not so fresh tasting, but at least we had a few rolls going to make up for it.
Bill confusion, pay upfront. They probably won't separate it for you but we got them to split it equally four ways. Good food, which for the most part gets utterly burried under some you're-dumb-why-are-you-here? service. Unfortunate but true of this experience I had. -
Review from Alexandra D.
Montréal, QC
4/13/2010
Yeah, I wasn't very impressed with this all you can eat sushi joint. I found it strange that 1 order of a maki roll was for only 2 pieces. What the what? I spotted a tray with pre-plated sashimi on it covered with saran wrap. So yes, it's quick and edible but even at $14.49 for lunch I still didn't think it was the worth the money and have eaten much better all you can eat sushi in my time. Also found it strange how limited the all you can eat menu was, but I suppose that makes sense if everything is pre-made... sure, it's busy so what you get is fairly fresh but personally I'd rather wait and get something that has been made to order. Also found that the nigiri and maki rolls fell apart very easily.
As a final warning, I'd suggest you stay away from the edamame, it looked pretty wilted, wasn't salted and was just plain bad. I couldn't finish it.
So if you couldn't tell by this review, I will not be returning to Kanda any time soon. -
Review from Gabrielle J.
10/5/2009
Wow- I couldn't disagree more with the previous review. Fresh. Fast. Fabulous. I am seriously drooling thinking about the slabs of ice cold salmon and tuna sashimi I inhaled during my stay in Montreal.
$14 gets you access to all you can eat- not one of those nasty places where it's all sitting there or floating around a lagoon. You are given a paper menu/pencil, mark off what you want/how much you want. Hand paper to waiter, order comes back in under 5 minutes TOPS. Order more if you want.
Try to arrive either before noon or after 2- if not, line is out the door!Listed in: MONTREAL
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Review from Jon C.
7/25/2011
Great place for a quick fix for the price all you eat for $22. Smaller sushi pieces with more rice than u like but still fresh and reasonable good.
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Review from Claudine C.
12/27/2009 5 photos
Perfectly satisfactory sushi - for $21.49 Cdn you are able to consume all the sushi you can eat - be careful to not order too much as there is $1 penalty for each piece you cannot finish.
The rolls are standard - you won't find any exotic ingredients here like macadamia nuts or mango, but again, fine. Fish is fresh - we liked the nigiri and sashimi of salmon, hamachi and tuna.
Of the cooked options, grilled squid was a tad tough, the pork katsu flavourful, the tempura dough a little thick...
Service is efficient if not a little brusque.Listed in: Montreal
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Review from Patrick S.
6/13/2011
My girlfriend and I were in town on vacation for a week. We wanted to stop in a nice restaurant for sushi and this was conveniently located a few blocks from where we were staying.
The atmosphere seemed nice and we were seated right away due to hardly anyone being in there during the lunch time.
We were asked in French what we would like to drink? Once we spoke in English we were treated poorly. We each ordered iced tea. They were brought out in a can with a straw in them, while other customers were given glasses. We were offered no water either.
We were given an all you can eat buffet menu with no other option to order from a regular menu. Nothing was explained to us indicating the all-you-can-eat only option. Once we realized that was our only option, we started to order more at each time. Every time our rolls were brought out we had to request a new menu, they were not presented to us automatically. We felt as if we were bothering them each time we asked for one. Also felt as if we were bothering them each time they brought out our food.
Food wise the rolls were good. It wasn't top-notch maki, but it was a step up from buying the pre-packaged rolls in stores. There were a fair amount of options for rolls, but their full menu was not available for the all-you-can-eat buffet. They also had some decent sushi as well, but again nothing too extravagant.
When we were finished, we were given our bill and asked to pay up front (spoken in French, when they knew we spoke English)! We noticed other customers paying from their tables. There was no total written on the bill and when presented to the "cashier", she had a confused look on her face. She totaled up our two all-you-can-eat lunches($24.99 each), along with our two iced teas($1.50 each), plus tax. Our total should have been $52.98+tax (around $55), we paid about $63! They must've decided to include a tip for themselves without our consent. I'm really glad we didn't leave an additional tip at the table!
To sum it up:
Rude service
Decent food
Over priced + over charged
Needless to say, next time my girlfriend and I are in Montreal, we will not be returning to this restaurant! -
Review from Mike L.
3/4/2010
while the price is appealing, not much else is. the rolls are not original or particularly well executed, they use too much rice and the seaweed paper is chewy, the fish was not fresh but tasted OK.
maybe its a culture clash - myself being from California, where I can find a better sushi place by sneezing onto my GPS. -
Review from Adrien O.
Montréal, QC
10/22/2010
J'avais rendez-vous chez Kanda Sushi mercredi soir sans savoir que c'était une place où on mangeait des sushis à volonté. J'ai été agréablement surpris par la fraîcheur des poissons, des makis et des sushis. Aucun ingrédient exotique mais l'expérience de déguster des sushis en plusieurs batchs a été super agréable. Le décor est ordinaire mais l'ambiance est calme et le service est rapide. Je n'irais pas là pour un souper romantique mais j'y retournerai sans hésiter pour un souper avec quelques amis.
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Review from Mathieu B.
Roxboro, QC
4/13/2010
It's mot 3 1/5 * but I found some typo mistake on the board. I don't know why but I'm annoyed to see some mistake on a menu, it kills the professionalism of the restaurant. Anyway, I went there to carry out and it's pretty fast, they have the best cheap sushi in my opinion. It's tough to find some good cheap sushi, especially some all you can eat sushi place with some decent quality. The carry out I had is obviously not all-you-can-eat but 12 pieces (6 california rolls,6 tuna rolls, 6 blabla don't know rolls! The fish is fresh, quite good even thought it doesn't beat some other sushi I had, but it's definetly a good spot for cheap date. for 30$ you're out with all you can eat, a soft drink and a tip.
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Review from Emily C.
Montréal, QC
7/24/2011
Location is good, but that's about it. The selection is quite poor and the service is slow. I much prefer Tokyo Sushi for price, food and service.
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Review from Brian H.
9/21/2009
Another all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant in the downtown area of Montreal. A bit cheaper than others, but it shows. (Note: you also gat a discount if you are a student, which definitely appeals to the young folk in the area) The bright spot for this restaurant was the salmon and eel nigiris, but this was definitely overwhelmed by the inconsistency in the rolls and the slow service. Haven't been to the other Kanda establishment, but the decor was nice.
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